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AP VOCAB FOR TEST 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| congregation | an assembly of persons : gathering |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life, long continuance |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or unnecessary show : overly elaborate or conspicuous |
| orator | one distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : to establish by proof or competent evidence |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| expedite | to accelerate the process or progress of : speed up |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| novel | an invented prose narrative that is usually long and complex and deals especially with human experience through a usually connected sequence of events |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others: characterized by ease and friendliness |
| indolence | inclination to laziness |
| squander | to spend extravagantly or foolishly |